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Pips answers — Tuesday, September 15, 2026

The finished Easy, Medium and Hard boards for this day, with every region rule satisfied.

Easy #1,278

Easy

blue (<4): 3 | purple (=12): 6 · 6 | green (=11): 5 · 6 | amber: 4 | orange (<3): 0 | slate (=11): 6 · 5 | teal (=5): 5

Medium #1,283

Medium

blue (=6): 3 · 3 | purple (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | green (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (=): 6 · 6 | orange (=): 1 · 1 | slate: 1

Hard #1,290

Hard

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=3): 3 | orange (=2): 1 · 1 | slate (=6): 6 | teal (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | pink (=3): 3 | lime (=): 6 · 6 | brown (=): 5 · 5 | blue (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | purple (=): 4 · 4 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (=1): 1 | slate (=5): 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 122
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate11 — Add up to exactly 112
Teal5 — Be exactly 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
Slate6 — Be exactly 61
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
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